Willie Evans

Running Back + Bull + Stand In

Male

BornDec 1, 1937

Age77

HometownBuffalo, New York

PositionHalfback

CollegeUniversity of Buf...

Willie Evans was a running back for the University of Buffalo football team in the late 1950s. In 1958, the Buffalo Bulls refused an offer to play Florida State University in the Tangerine Bowl because Evans and backup defensive end Mike Wilson were not welcome to play in Orlando because they were black. After graduation, Evans was drafted by Ralph Wilson for the inaugural season of the American Football League's Buffalo Bills.… Read More

News + Updates

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'Also Tuesday, the council will consider adopting an order accepting the travel scholarship for Councilwoman Willie Evans for expenses incurred while attending the Childhood Obesity Prevention Summit in Washington, DC on Sept. 7-9'

'The lawsuit was brought by her son, Willie Evans. Lawyers for Lorillard had argued that Evans became aware of the dangers of cigarettes and should have quit. Lawyers for Evans's estate argued that she tried, more than 50 times, but that she could not'

'Willie Evans was scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 2. Government prosecutors say Evans possessed an amount of heroin with the intention of selling the drug within 1000 feet of an established neighborhood playground. Undercover officers witnessed Evans'

Timeline

Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Willie Evans.

CHILDHOOD

1937Birth
Born on December 1, 1937.

TWENTIES

195820 Years Old
In 1958, the Buffalo Bulls refused an offer to play Florida State University in the Tangerine Bowl because Evans and backup defensive end Mike Wilson were not welcome to play in Orlando because they were black.
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After graduation, Evans was drafted by Ralph Wilson for the inaugural season of the American Football League's Buffalo Bills. After his football career, Willie Evans taught in Buffalo area schools for more than 30 years. He coached football, and tennis and swimming, and ran a city parks program for most of that time as well. He currently serves as an adviser for the university's alumni association. Read Less